Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 66,887 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay stood at 66,887 number.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay peaked at 69,417 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37,712 number, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 94th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,712 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,390 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 40,041 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 39,895 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 40,633 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 41,311 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 41,848 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 41,999 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 41,986 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 42,040 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 42,352 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 42,938 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 45,521 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 45,633 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 47,399 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 49,222 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 50,945 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 52,749 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 54,568 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 56,346 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 58,026 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 59,700 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 62,472 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 62,347 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64,435 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 65,225 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 65,992 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 66,563 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66,995 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67,353 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 67,707 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68,135 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68,666 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69,150 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 69,417 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69,285 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68,875 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 67,977 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 66,865 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 65,837 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65,240 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 65,056 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65,403 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66,051 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 66,748 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 67,162 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67,218 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67,031 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66,865 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,887 number | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 66,887 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 66,887 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,586 number | 37,712 number | 42,040 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,767 number | 42,352 number | 56,346 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,911 number | 58,026 number | 67,353 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,191 number | 65,837 number | 69,417 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,308 number | 65,056 number | 67,218 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 66,887 number | 66,887 number | 66,887 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75,763 number compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 72,682 number compare
- 93 Central African Republic 69,699 number compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 66,747 number compare
- 96 Liberia 66,723 number compare
- 97 Nicaragua 64,663 number compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Paraguay was 66,887 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69,417 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,712 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.